COLDFRONT
Premiere New Song
"Float Around" via idobi Radio
New Album Float Around Out October 6th, 2017
via Equal Vision Records
Pre-Orders Available at coldfront.merchnow.com
Oakville, ON, CAN - September 14, 2017 - Canadian pop-punk band Coldfront is thrilled to share their new single "Float Around"today via idobi Radio. Fans can stream it now, here: https://goo.gl/LgnZjQ. "Float Around" is the title track from the band's forthcoming album, which will be released on October 6, 2017. It marks the band's debut full length on Equal Vision Records, and can be pre-ordered now at coldfront.merchnow.com.
On the new track, guitarist Chris Casarin shares: "'
Float Around' is one of my favourite tracks on our new record and I think it really captures the new direction Coldfront is heading in. This song started as something completely different - it was a fast and chaotic song at first but with a little studio magic we made it into something special. 'Float Around' is a song about a shitty break up and and trying to hold on to something that will never work.
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To date, Coldfront has released three EPs - Is This Where They Found You? (2016), Some Things Never Change (2014) and their self-titled debut (2013). The band played their first show ever at the Toronto date of 2013 Vans Warped Tour and have since gone on to share stages with the likes of Knuckle Puck, Such Gold, and Like Pacific and perform at festivals such as KOI Fest alongside Silverstein, Every Time I Die, Counterparts, and more.
The band will be touring across North America this fall with Ghost Key, Hot Mulligan, Hold Close, and Super Whatevr. For a full list of dates, please see below or visit: www.facebook.com/coldfront905.
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Float Around Tracklist:
1. So Typical
2. Natalie
3. Everything You Want Me To Be
4. It's Hit Me
5. Shut Eyes
6. Slip
7. Float Around
8. Spit Me Out
9. Blame Me
10. Paulie
Upcoming Tour Dates:
9/15 - Brampton, ON @ Spot 1
9/16 - Windsor, ON @ Dropped on Drouillard Festival
9/17 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
9/23 - Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
Tour Dates w/Ghost Key:
9/29 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
9/30 - Hamilton, ON @ Absinthe
10/1 - Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
10/2 - Albany, NY @ Low Beat
10/3 - Rochester, NY @ Photo City
10/4 - Cambridge, MA @ Out Of The Blue
10/5 - Brooklyn, NY @ Gold Sounds
10/6 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
10/7 - Freehold, NJ @ GameChanger World
10/8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
10/10 - Lemoyne, PA @ The Champ
10/11 - Mclean, VA @ VFW Hall Post 8241
10/12 - Charleston, SC @ Purple Buffalo
10/13 - Fayetteville, NC @ Drunk Horse
10/14 - Nashville, TN @ That 70's House
10/15 - Springfield, MO @ FOH Lounge
10/17 - Kansas City, KS @ Holy Cow Market
10/18 - Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
10/19 - Peoria, IL @ Rail II
10/20 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean - Downstairs
10/21 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
10/22 - Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
Tour Dates w/Hot Mulligan
11/3 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome *
11/4 - St. Louis, MO @ Foam *
11/5 - Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom *
11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
11/10 - Berkeley, CA @ Gilman Street +
11/11 - Sacramento, CA @ The Colony +
11/12 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Skip Gibson's BBQ +
11/14 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction +
11/16 - Tempe, AZ @ 51 West
11/18 - Las Cruces, NM @ Organ Mountain Outfitters
11/19 - San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Patio Bar
11/20 - Austin, TX @ Fine Southern Gentleman
11/21 - Dallas, TX @ Dirty 30
11/22 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
11/24 - Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
11/25 - Columbus, OH @ Big Room Bar
11/26 - Erie, PA @ Basement Transmissions
* = Indicates show with Hold Close
+ = Indicates show with Super Whatevr
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
Secretary Perdue Renews Call for Congress to Fix “Fire Borrowing” Problem
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 14, 2017 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that wildland fire suppression costs for the fiscal year have exceeded $2 billion, making 2017 the most expensive year on record. Wildfires have ravaged states in the west, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Rockies regions of the United States this summer. As the Forest Service passed the $2 billion milestone, Perdue renewed his call for Congress to fix the way the agency’s fire suppression efforts are funded.
“Forest Service spending on fire suppression in recent years has gone from 15 percent of the budget to 55 percent – or maybe even more – which means we have to keep borrowing from funds that are intended for forest management,” Perdue said. “We end up having to hoard all of the money that is intended for fire prevention, because we’re afraid we’re going to need it to actually fight fires. It means we can’t do the prescribed burning, harvesting, or insect control to prevent leaving a fuel load in the forest for future fires to feed on. That’s wrong, and that’s no way to manage the Forest Service.”
Currently, the fire suppression portion of the Forest Service budget is funded at a rolling ten-year average of appropriations, while the overall Forest Service budget has remained relatively flat. Because the fire seasons are longer and conditions are worse, the ten-year rolling fire suppression budget average keeps rising, chewing up a greater percentage of the total Forest Service budget each year. The agency has had to borrow from prevention programs to cover fire suppression costs. Perdue said he would prefer that Congress treat major fires the same as other disasters and be covered by emergency funds so that prevention programs are not raided.
“We’ve got great people at the Forest Service and great procedures and processes in place,” Perdue said. “We can have all of that – the best people, the best procedures, and the best processes – but if we don’t have a dependable funding source in place, then we’ll never get ahead of the curve on fighting fires.”
This fiscal year, Congress appropriated additional funding above the ten-year average – almost $1.6 billion total – to support Forest Service firefighting efforts, but even that amount has not been enough. With three weeks left in the fiscal year, the Forest Service has spent all of the money Congress appropriated for fire suppression, which means the agency has borrowed from other programs within its budget to meet this year’s actual fire suppression costs.
Continuous fire activity and the extended length of the fire season is driving costs. At the peak of Western fire season, there were three times as many uncontained large fires on the landscape as compared to the five-year average, and almost three times as many personnel assigned to fires. More than 27,000 people supported firefighting activities during peak Western fire season. The Forest Service has been at Preparedness Level 5, the highest level, for 35 days as of September 14, 2017. Approximately 2.2 million acres of National Forest system lands have burned in that time.
“We are breaking records in terms of dollars spent, acres of National Forest land burned, and the increased duration of fires.” said Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke. “Our firefighters are brave men and women, who risk their own lives to protect life and property. We must give them every opportunity to do their jobs effectively through better management of the forests in the first place.”
Both Perdue and Tooke have traveled recently to areas of the country besieged by wildfires. Secretary Perdue visited Montana with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke near the end of August, receiving an assessment from Forest Service personnel on the ground at the Lolo Peak Fire. Chief Tooke was in Oregon earlier in September, when he visited firefighters, communities, and local and state decision-makers. Perdue said he wants to embrace Good Neighbor Authority, which permits contracting with states to perform watershed restoration and forest management services in National Forests.
“We are committed to working together, with federal, state, and local officials, to be good stewards of our forests,” Perdue said. “We want to make Good Neighbor Authority more than just a slogan. We want to make it work for our forests, so that they work for the taxpayers of America.”
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains world-renowned forestry research and wildland fire management organizations. National forests and grasslands contribute more than $30 billion to the American economy annually and support nearly 360,000 jobs. These lands also provide 30 percent of the nation’s surface drinking water to cities and rural communities; approximately 60 million Americans rely on drinking water that originated from the National Forest System.
Secretary Perdue to Survey Hurricane Damage in Georgia, Florida, and Texas
(Washington, D.C., September 14, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will travel to Georgia, Florida, and Texas over the next week to survey agricultural damage from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Secretary was invited to Georgia by Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, to Florida by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and to Texas by Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. The Secretary will be in Georgia TOMORROW, Friday, September 15th; Florida on Monday, September 18th; and Texas on Thursday, September 21st and Friday, September 22nd. Below are the media availabilities in Georgia for TOMORROW, Friday, September 15th, with more information regarding Florida and Texas visits to follow in the coming days.
Secretary Perdue Tours Mason Pecan Farms and Holds Media Availability
What: Secretary Perdue will tour Mason Pecan Farms and hold a media availability immediately after.
When: TOMORROW, Friday, September 15th. The Secretary will be onsite from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. ET
Where: Mason Pecans, intersection of Buckeye Road and Walton Road, Fort Valley, GA 31030
Secretary Perdue Tours Shiloh Farms and Holds Media Availability
What: Secretary Perdue will tour Shiloh Farms and hold a media availability immediately after.
When: TOMORROW, Friday, September 15th. The Secretary will be onsite from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. ET
Where: Shiloh Farms Shed, intersection of Possum Creek Road and Schroer Farm Road, Ray City, GA 31645
Secretary Perdue Tours Watson Farms and Holds Media Availability
What: Secretary Perdue will tour Watson Farms and hold a media availability immediately after.
When: TOMORROW, Friday, September 15th. The Secretary will be onsite from 3:35 to 4:45 p.m. ET
Where: Watson Farms, 356 Funston-Doerun Road, Moultrie GA
*NOTE: Media interested in attending any of the above events must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by 7:00 p.m. ET TONIGHT.
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